Etymology

halosilane

H4A1L1O1S1I1L1A1N1E1

Today it means: Any halogen substituted silane Full definition →

English silane ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls) ← Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hā́ls
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λς (hắls)
  4. Englishhalo-
  5. Englishsilane
  6. English todayhalosilane

From halo- + silane.

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